Roe v. Kavanagh

The question for solution is the construction of a will. The will of Mike Kavanagh provides:

“After all my just debts are paid and discharged, I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Mary Kavanagh, one-half of all my property, both real and personal, of every kind and description, but whereas I have recently given to my wife the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), this said sum of $10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Dollars) must first be deducted from her half of my estate at my death, so that she shall receive one-half of my estate, less the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars.

“I give to my sister, Mary…